OCTOBER 2019CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM8IN MYOPINIONSOPHISTICATED SOFTWARE SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY TEMMANUEL DUFFAUT, SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, RETAL he common thread running through all industries is sustainability. The desire and the demand to design manufacture, and supply products and services that are as responsible as they are reliable.For the packaging industry, this mega-trend has a particular sense of urgency. With the perfect storm of an increasing demand for convenience matched only by the increasing understanding of our environmental footprint, all stakeholders in the packaging value chain must do all they can to deliver sustainable solutions. Global plastic packaging manufacturer RETAL develops and produces high-quality packaging solutions, including PET (polyethylene terephthalate) preforms, HDPE (high-density polyethylene) closures, PET containers, and films. Employing over 1500 people, operating 17 production sites in 10 countries and supplying customers in over 60 countries worldwide, RETAL has gained its reputation for quality and flexibility thanks to continued strategic investment and an ability to deliver packaging solutions.RETAL invests in advanced CAD (Computer Assisted Design) and FEA (Finite Element Analysis) software from Dassault Systemes to support its ongoing dedication to strengthening its design capabilities. By integrating this sophisticated software, RETAL has advanced its sustainability commitment even further, due to its intuitive and precise bottle design and bottle performance simulations that do not need physical prototyping. Faster, cheaper and easierDesigner Andzejus Buinovskis explains, We searched the market for a dedicated software suite that would allow us to simulate the stretch blow molding process, but we couldn't find what we wanted, so we worked with Dassault Systemes' partner Rand Finland to add several plug-ins to its ABAQUS product that provided simulation types and parameters we require.
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